in the past I never walked by a SA kettle without dropping in some amount, large or small. This year I have not given one penny.
SA red kettles used to be pretty ubiquitous around Christmas time ... I haven't seen one yet this year. Not one.
I too would ALWAYS give money to them whenever I saw/heard a bell ringer kettle. The last two I passed because of their political comments.
Instead, I give FOOD to the local SHARE organization in the town 5 miles south of where I live. I call them and ask what food items do you actually need? They always have a list of things such as peanut butter. These items then are given to people that live within 15 miles of my house.
Check out SHARE in your area.
in the past I never walked by a SA kettle without dropping in some amount, large or small. This year I have not given one penny.
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Yup. This.
Salvation Army kettles and bell ringers disappeared from front of my Safeway store soon after announcement of their CRT stand.